5/5 ⭐ | Beach Escape: A Gripping Suspense Filled Mystery (The Mystery Destination Series: Suspense Awaits Your Arrival) by Michael Merson

On the heels of a wild, deadly shoot out with three old ex-cons and the men who protected them during lock up, Shelby is granted her father’s remaining possessions.  Shelby hasn’t spoken to or seen her father in quite some time.  Working as a server at a Nevada diner while her boyfriend tries to make it big time in the golf scene, she’s stunned when a lawyer shows up and learns her father has not only left her his car and money, but an old beach house in Pensacola.  Rushing home to surprise her boyfriend with the news, Shelby soon hits the road for her new home…solo.

Unsure what she’s walking into, and unaware she’s being hunted by killers, the same ones who sought out her own father, Shelby’s road trip to Florida makes for a suspenseful read.  With contrasting forces simultaneously trying to kill her, and a mystery man protecting her, the road to her new beach house is bumpy and frightening. 

It isn’t all waves and sunshine once she arrives though as the house is in neglect and a team is assembling to finish her father’s legacy once and for all.  Author Michael Merson delivers once again with this thrilling adventure.  “Beach Escape” departs from The Myster Destination Series: Suspense Awaits Your Arrival’s pattern of air travel as Merson takes to the road in this latest read.  No stranger to the Florida sunshine this home along Pensacola beach brings the romantic suspense, blood, and action. 

“Beach Escape” brings readers a thrilling road trip, ripe with truck stops, new friends, and some shopping along the way.  Ever present in Merson’s repertoire are hired guns and electrifying hunts.  Bringing his law enforcement background and talent for writing once again in this gripping read.

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5/5 ⭐ | Key Getaway: A Mystery Thriller Novella (The Mystery Destination Series: Suspense Awaits Your Arrival) by Michael Merson

What begins as a sort of meet-cute when the flight attendant rudely moves Brooke’s seating for a last second flight addition, quickly turns into a suspenseful romance.  Defense attorney turned businessman Oliver “Ollie” Finch is on his way to return home to his beach rental company in the Florida Keys when Brooke is forced to vacate her prime seating for him. Escaping Pensacola for the Florida Keys with her best friend and business partner, Jenny, Brooke’s vacation is off to a bumpy start.  Hoping to relax with her current read about shipwrecks of the Caribbean, her new seating arrangement ensures little reading is had.  Hoping to leave the airport and the annoying man who stole her seat behind, she is less than thrilled when Ollie’s friend Luke hits it off with Jenny after running into each other at the hotel restaurant. Despite being courted by handsome businessmen, Luke and Ollie, Jenny and Brooke unsuspectingly get caught up in a sunken treasure heist and murder plot as their vacation turns deadly. 

Enticing readers with the promise of sunken ships from long ago, and long-lost treasures, readers are instantly gripped between these pages as author Michael Merson crafts a master plot that circles the drain to the very finale.   Readers’ intuition and hunches are flipped on their head just as they begin to navigate the twists.   I was instantly captivated as “Key Getaway” opens in the familiar hustle and bustle of airports.  As we are wound through various criminal points of view and treasure hunting dangers, the contrast between the innocence of Brooke and the seemingly nefarious practices of these otherwise strangers puts you right on edge.

“Key Getaway” transports readers to the beautiful beaches of the Florida Keys.  Set amongst pirates and lost treasures, this current day romantic suspense is full of thrills, chills and watching your back. 

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5/5 ⭐ | Mountain Retreat: A Mystery Thriller Novella (The Mystery Destination Series: Suspense Awaits Your Arrival) by Michael Merson

The saying “you get what you pay for” doesn’t just apply to home projects, in the case of “Mountain Retreat” the cheaper the hired gun, the more poorly the job gets done. But, unlike a home project, a woman’s life is at stake in this fast-paced and thrilling read.

An unsuspecting woman is tracked from baggage claim to her death, or so Jeff Doyle thought.  Ex-police officer, forced to resign over misconduct, didn’t quite finish the job.  Finding her alive and chasing her off a cliff into the South Platte River was supposed to be the end of it, again. But, off duty Deputy Brody Katz got more than he bargained for when he spots her at his fishing hole clinging to life.  With no memories, and no idea how she got there, Brody is the only one she trusts.  As more hired guns come in to finish the job, will Brody’s Mountain Retreat keep her safe until her identity and the killers’ motives come to life?  The clock is racing in this heart pounding crime thriller.

Author Michael Merson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the page.  Having served in the Army and as a Colorado Spring police officer his scenery and action sequences are authentic and realistic.  Challenging readers to uncover the truth before our Jane Doe’s time expires, Merson leads us on a thrilling fight to the finish.  Weaving romance and trust, with uncertainty and fear the emotions play off the page. 

Lacing romantic suspense with crime and thrills. Deputy Brody Katz and our Jane Doe, or Memory as she’d prefer to be called, make for great romantic leads as their personalities shine through in their dance to uncover the truth behind Memory’s identity.

Merson gives readers senators, bodyguards, old friends, and cartel as the financial injections continue to pile up in ensuring the job is completed.  “Mountain Retreat” embraces the good versus evil, the corrupt versus the kind, in this whirlwind of adventure and fight to the finish.

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